Upcoming Webinar : Facility Preparation and The Active Shooter Threat
Upcoming Webinar : Facility Preparation and The Active Shooter Threat
On Tuesday, 18 May 2021, Critical Intervention Services and Workplace Violence Today magazine will host a free 90-minute webinar on facility security planning and preparation for active shooter violence.
This informative seminar is designed to provide security professionals and business managers with an understanding of the dynamics of active shooter events and effective measures for protecting employees and the public when mass violence erupts.
The webinar will be presented using the Zoom video conferencing system.
Topics include: Physical Security & Active Shooter Attacks | Protective Design Principles | Attack Detection & Reporting | Barrier Construction & Specification | Secure Entrance Design | Access Control Design & Lockdown Planning | Safe Refuge Rooms | Emergency Communications Infrastructure | Egress Design | Security Force Capabilities & Deployment | Q&A
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Use the following link to register for the event: https://www.s2institute.com/events/facility-security-active-shooter-threat-05-2021/
Protecting Facilities Against Violent Intrusion Webinar
Protecting Facilities Against Violent Intrusion Webinar
Thanks to all who attended the our recent Protecting Facilities Against Violent Intrusion webinar. We were delighted to by both the amazing turnout (over 500 professionals!) and the enthusiastic feedback. We hope we’ll see you again soon in an upcoming course.
For those unaware of the event, the webinar was presented in response to the 2021 Capitol Hill Riot and delivered on 23 February 2021 for a diverse audience of security professionals, and repeated on 25 February 2021 for a mixed group of ASIS International chapters in India. The 1.45 hour program focused on physical security design and emergency preparations for mitigating risks of armed attack and mob invasion.
If you missed the event, no worries. The video is posted below.
CIS Assists United Women Singapore’s GenSafe Workplaces Program
CIS Assists United Women Singapore’s GenSafe Workplaces Program
ABC News Interviews CIS about Security Readiness & Biden’s Inauguration
ABC News Interviews CIS about Security Readiness & Biden’s Inauguration
Following the aftermath of the Capitol Hill riot, CIS provided expert commentary for a number of Florida news agencies on security failures and preparations for future acts of violence.
Following is a link to one of the interviews on WFTS ABC News.
ABC7 News Interviews CIS about The Capitol Hill Riot
ABC7 News Interviews CIS about The Capitol Hill Riot
ABC7‘s Jacqueline Matter interviews CIS security consultant Craig Gundry about security failures at the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 riot and protective strategies for mitigating similar events.
Active Shooter Planning for City & County Managers
Active Shooter Planning for City & County Managers
In response to the May 2019 mass shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, CIS consultants were invited by the Florida City and County Manager’s Association (FCCMA) to present a special seminar about security planning and facility preparation for managing active shooter risk. This one-hour presentation spotlighted physical security vulnerabilities common in government buildings and solutions for reducing risk during armed attack events.
The program was conducted as part of FCCMA’s fall program themed “What keeps managers awake at night,” and was attended by county and city managers from over two dozen Florida municipalities.
The seminar explored a diverse range of topics related to active shooter planning for municipal buildings including performance-based physical security concepts, barrier specification, secure lobby design, safe refuge rooms, access control planning, egress design, and emergency communications infrastructure.
The program was presented by Craig Gundry, CIS Vice President of Special Projects and a board-certified Physical Security Professional®. As a security consultant, Mr. Gundry has assisted government organizations around the world in managing risks of workplace aggression and active shooter violence. He is also a lead instructor for the S2 Safety & Intelligence Institute and has trained over 3,500 professionals in anti-terrorism and advanced security topics.
Craig Gundry
School Security Training Webinar for Independent School Leaders
School Security Training Webinar for Independent School Leaders
The following series of school security training videos is produced as a webinar edition of the one-day Integrated Security Planning for School Administrators (ISPSA) seminar as presented for independent school organizations and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The ISPSA webinar series explores a full spectrum of school security training topics including risk management strategy and planning, safe school climate and culture, school threat assessment, physical security and facility design, emergency response planning, and more.
The ISPSA webinar program presents a comprehensive and holistic approach to school security and emergency readiness in alignment with the principles of the CIS Guardian SafeSchool Program®.
ISPSA Video 01/04 – Security Risk Management & Safe School Climate
In this one-hour lesson, architect of the CIS Guardian SafeSchool Program® Craig Gundry explores the dynamics of mass homicide in schools, risk management strategy, and establishing a safe school climate and culture as the first layer of defense against active shooter attacks.
Risk Management & School Security ….1:32
— Mass Homicide in Schools: The Risk in Perspective….1:32
— Characteristics of Active Shooters in Schools….6:54
— Security Risk Management Strategy….10:51
— Anatomy of a School Attack….17:12
— Adversary Applicability and Risk Management….20:43
Safe School Climate and Culture….23:10
— School Leadership and Strategic Planning….28:16
— Knowing Your Students….31:51
— Fostering a Positive School Culture….35:28
— Positive Disciplinary Practices….38:11
— Reconciling Security Measures and School Climate….40:25
—– SRO & Security Officer Impact on School Climate….43:11
— Educating Parents….53:13
ISPSA Video 02/04 – Student Threat Assessment & Management
In this 1.25-hour lesson, architect of the CIS Guardian SafeSchool Program® Craig Gundry explores the pathway to targeted violence in schools, threat assessment principles, and approaches to managing student behavior of concern.
Psychology of Targeted Violence….0:03:10
— Types of Aggression….0:03:10
— Pathway Model of Targeted Violence and Schools….0:09:09
Threat Assessment Methodology….0:13:09
— Behavior of Concern and Threat Reporting….0:14:08
— Overview of Threat Assessment Process….0:16:50
— Salem-Keizer Threat Assessment Process….0:18:36
— CIS Threat Assessment Process….0:22:32
— CSTAG Threat Assessment Process….0:24:54
— FERPA & Threat Assessment….0:31:54
— Parental Cooperation….0:33:54
Key Assessment Factors….41:20
— Warning Behaviors….0:42:17
— Risk Factors….0:58:45
— Stabilizing Factors….1:08:04
— Estimating Threat….1:09:14
Threat Management Options….1:12:41
ISPSA Video 03/04 – Physical Security and School Facility Design
In this two-hour lesson module, architect of the CIS Guardian SafeSchool Program® Craig Gundry explores important aspects of physical security and access control in schools, life safety design, and response to imminent threat situations.
Principles of Performance-Based Physical Security….0:01:14
— Physical Protection System (PPS) Functions and Schools….0:02:39
— Physical Protection Systems and Active Shooter Attacks….0:05:08
— PPS Performance and Historical Case Examples….0:08:07
— Physical Security and Active Shooters….0:14:00
Perimeter Protection and School Grounds….0:17:14
— Campus Fencing….0:17:20
—- Cost-Benefit and Case Examples….0:22:01
—- Campus Fencing & Egress Gates….0:25:38
— Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design….0:28:10
— Obscuration….0:30:30
— Outdoor Intrusion and Attack Detection….0:32:19
—- Gunshot Detection Systems….0:32:46
School Building Façade and Entrances….0:34:59
— Façade Glazing….0:35:21
—- Protective Glazing Options….0:42:12
— Entry Control…0:49:14
—- Secure Lobby Design….0:50:41
—- Contraband and Weapons Screening….0:54:55
— Campus Access Control Systems….1:06:52
—- Lockdown Macro Events….1:09:06
—- Examples of Access Control Applications….1:11:03
—- Access Control Locking Hardware….1:16:40
Secure Classrooms….1:24:38
— Classroom Door Locks….1:29:04
— Windows & Door Vision Panels….1:34:27
Ballistic Protection….1:34:58
Emergency Exits and Egress Obstructions….1:40:50
Armed Response Force Deployment….1:44:22
— SRO & Security Officer Selection….1:46:21
— SRO & Security Officer Training….1:50:14
— SRO & Security Officer Post Assignment….1:54:20
— Armed Teachers and Staff Members?….1:54:42
—- Considerations for Armed School Staff….2:00:48
Practical Integration of Performance-Based Physical Security….2:05:35
ISPSA Video 04/04 – Emergency Response Planning and Preparation
In this 2.25-hour lesson module, architect of the CIS Guardian SafeSchool Program® Craig Gundry explores characteristics of effective emergency response plans, infrastructure preparations, and model procedures for responding to school emergencies.
Craig Gundry
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CIS Guardian SafeSchool consultants offer a range of services to assist schools in managing risks of active shooter violence. Contact us for more information.
Chem-Bio Terrorism Workshop at 2019 ASIS Europe
Chem-Bio Terrorism Workshop at 2019 ASIS Europe
Although terrorist groups in Afghanistan and Iraq have employed crude chem-bio agents in numerous attacks over the past 15 years, recent attack plots interrupted in Italy, Australia, and Germany have resurrected international concern about CB terrorism. Furthermore, challenges experienced in the aftermath of the Skripal and Jong-nam assassinations underscore the difficulty faced by public safety and security professionals in responding to chem-bio incidents. Recognizing a potential trend in emerging in these events, multiple European governments have elevated threat warnings about chem-bio terrorism.
On Thursday, 28 March 2019, CIS Vice President of Special Projects Craig Gundry presented a leadership workshop on managing risks of chemical and biological (CB) attacks as specifically applied to security professionals at the 2019 ASIS Europe conference in Rotterdam.This 90 minute workshop explored a diverse range of issues associated with chem-bio terrorism including an examination of previous attacks, diverse facility attack scenarios, risk management strategy, and practical measures for preventing and responding to chemical and biological attacks in a workplace environment.
Much of the information presented in the ASIS Rotterdam seminar was derived from Mr. Gundry’s Anti-Terrorism Officer (ATO) and CB Terrorism for Security Professionals courses. Since 2003, Mr. Gundry has trained over 3,500 security and public safety professionals in advanced measures for protecting facilities and responding to chemical and biological attacks.
CIS consultants offer a range of services to assist organizations in managing risks of terrorist attack. Contact us for more information.
Craig Gundry
Copyright © 2019 by Craig S. Gundry, PSP, cATO, CHS-III
Presenting at the Milan ASIS Security Conference.
Our guys did great in Milan Italy presenting on active shooter events. Great attendance of public and private Public Safety Professionals and tremendous reviews. Awesome job Craig Gundry!